Version 3.5.4 Released

2 December: This update has been approved by Apple and should appear on your App Store soon. It will be made available for approximately 3 weeks, which is long enough for most existing users to update.

16 January: Due to the large number of emails from users who were still on older versions of Equipd and somehow skipped several updates, I am making the version 3.5.4 update available on the App Store again for 24-48 hours. This is a limited opportunity for existing users of the app, so please upgrade promptly.

Changes in 3.5.4...

Improved device language detection for Taiwan and Hong Kong

Enabled the Broadcasting menu option

Extremely Important:

As before, in order to push out this update to existing users of Equipd I will need to make the app available on the App Store for a short period of time. It is essential that users upgrade promptly before the app is removed once again from the App Store. You will not be able to update to version 3.5.4 once I have removed the app again. This is to work around limitations with the App Store where it is not possible to update users who already have an app without the app being generally available.

As before, I will also be increasing the price of the app and posting a notice to discourage new users from trying to purchase the app. Any users who have downloaded the app since December 2014 will have done so at their own risk and should have read the notices on the App Store alerting them to the fact that this app is "end of life" and is only being updated at my discretion.

Hopefully existing users are happy with this effort to keep Equipd working for them, which has cost me hundreds of hours in ongoing development and support time.

Should users expect updates after this?

Users should not expect more updates.

This update is not about adding new features, or about new users getting to download Equipd. It is just supporting the existing users who already had Equipd before I decided to remove it from the App Store in December last year. At that time I announced the demise of Equipd and that I would try to support it for as long as possible, but not forever. I have done my best to keep it going for existing users, knowing that many are so reliant on the app and that there is currently no official replacement for many of the features people use daily, especially those in the foreign language field.

However users should remind themselves of the initial announcement about the app being removed as the overall status has not changed. And please ensure you take a backup of this latest version (3.5.4) of Equipd, just in case you need to restore the app on your devices in the future.

If you have questions about how to backup the app for future use or how to install the app on new devices, this is covered here.